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#FBI #probing alleged #childsexabuse in little-known #Christian #sect.

The #sect, also known to its members as "#TheWay" or "#TheTruth," was founded in #Ireland in 1897 by #WilliamIrvine, who railed against the #existence of #churches.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Idaho #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Religion #Hypocrisy #Pedophilia #Groomers #StillNotTrans #StillNotADragQueen #EmptyThePews

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fbi-probe-alleged-child-sex-abuse-two-by-twos-the-way-the-truth/

#DarkBrandon #Godfather #Moves.

Sixteen things #President #JoeBiden, #VicePresident #KamalaHarris & the #Dems can—but would never—do in the next six weeks to stymie #ConvictedFelon #DonaldTrump, thwart the rise of #Fascism in the #US, #protect the #American #people, and #safeguard global #democracy.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #DemocraticParty #Allies #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Religion #Hategroups #RepublicanParty #ThePartyOfHate #EmptyThePews

https://gregolear.substack.com/p/dark-brandon-godfather-moves

#Incumbent #Republican #StateSenator #DanForeman Tells #Indigenous #Candidate #TrishCarterGoodheart To 'Go Back Where You Came From'—And She Has The #Perfect #Response 'Where am I supposed to go?'.

The racist 71-year-old Foreman—a #retired #policeofficer—also #exploited the opportunity to spread his #ChristianNationalist (#Fascist), #misogynist, #homophobic and #transphobic "#values."

#EmptyThePews

https://www.comicsands.com/republican-indigenous-candidate-go-back-2669338918.html

The #Bankrupt #Catholicism of #ShadyVance.

Through a #lifetime of #reinvention, the #vicepresidential #nominee came to embrace the #meannest and most #historically #destructive #aspects of his chosen #faith.

#Religion #EmptyThePews

https://newrepublic.com/article/186412/bankrupt-catholicism-jd-vance

#Failing #GOP #governor #candidate calls #SameSexMarriage is an #ungodly #form of “#wickedness”.

He has also #written that #homosexuality leads to "#PEDOPHILLA" and "the end of #civilization."

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Religion #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate #EmptyThePews

https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2024/09/gop-governor-candidate-said-same-sex-marriage-is-an-ungodly-form-of-wickedness/

#Antitransgender #laws may #complicate #access to the #ballot for #trans #voters.

#Advocacy #groups are #mobilizing to #safeguard #access to the #ballot as #states implement #laws that could deter #trans #people from #voting in November.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Religion #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate #EmptyThePews

https://www.advocate.com/election/anti-transgender-laws-voting

#Neptune #DPW #Boss #Fired For #antiLGBTQ #Facebook #Comments #Sues #Township.

#DavidMilmoe says he was fired not because of his Facebook comments, but because #Neptune #Mayor #TassieYork has a #vendetta against him:

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Religion #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate #EmptyThePews

https://patch.com/new-jersey/asbury-park/fired-neptune-dpw-director-sues-twp-alleging-mayor-york-targeted-him

#JoeConason on How #Grifters, #Swindlers, and #Frauds #Hijacked #Conservatism.

In his new #book, the #journalist explains how #cons from #TrumpUniversity to the #BuildtheWall #ripoff became central to the #MAGA #creed.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Religion #Grifting #RepublicanParty #ThePartyOfHate #EmptyThePews

https://washingtonmonthly.com/2024/08/05/joe-conason-on-how-grifters-swindlers-and-frauds-hijacked-conservatism/

#MAGA #Senate #candidate's #church #pastor #rants about #transgender-promoting '#demons'

#Hatepastor, #PhilMcKay, regularly goes off on #QAnon-style #ConspiracyTheory #rants about "#transgenderism" being part of a #global #Marxist #plot.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Religion #Hategroups #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate #EmptyThePews

https://www.rawstory.com/sam-brown-nevada/

#Oklahoma’s School Superintendent #hires #ChristianNationalists to #revise #socialstudies #currciculum.

#RyanWalters is #grooming #school-age #kids with the same #ChristianNationalist ideology planned for #Trump2point0.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Oklahoma #Education #Conservatives #Extremism #Religion #Hategroups #RepublicanParty #ThePartyOfHate #EmptyThePews

https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2024/07/oklahomas-head-of-education-hires-christian-nationalists-to-revise-social-studies-currciculum/

A #NewYork #County Passed a “#Hateful and #Blatantly #Illegal” #Trans #Athlete #Ban.

#NassauCounty #chiefexecutive #BruceBlakeman has #pushed for the #prohibition since February.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #NewYork #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Religion #Hategroups #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate #EmptyThePews

https://www.them.us/story/nassau-county-transgender-athletes-bans-facilities

#GOP Pushes the #TenCommandments but Ignores #Jesus’ Actual #Teachings

But #Jesus taught #charity, #forgiveness, and #peace—not #smiting #sinners.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Louisiana #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Religion #Hategroups #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate #EmptyThePews

https://www.thedailybeast.com/gop-pushes-ten-commandments-but-ignores-jesus-actual-teachings

#Poll: #Amendment to expand #abortionrights in #SouthDakota has nearly 20-point lead

53% of #respondents #support #ConstitutionalAmendmentG, which would #reverse #SouthDakota's total #abortionban. #Opponents vow a #court #challenge when they lose.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #SouthDakota #WomensRights #Abortion #AbortionRights #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Religion #Hategroups #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Discrimination #Misogyny #EmptyThePews

https://www.sdnewswatch.org/poll-amendment-to-expand-south-dakota-abortion-rights-has-nearly-20-point-lead/

#Adele #TellsOff #Fan Who #Yelled “#Pride #Sucks” At Her #Vegas #Residency #Show

The #Singer and #LGBTQ #Ally responded immediately and forcefully to the #heckler.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Entertainment #Music #Allies #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate #EmptyThePews

https://www.stereogum.com/2266064/adele-tells-off-fan-who-yelled-pride-sucks-at-her-vegas-show/news/

#ClubQ, #Pulse, and an #Ohio #firebombing: Why these #DragQueen #survivors are sharing their #stories.

#Rightwing #DomesticTerrorists continue to #attack #drag in the ongoing #culturewar against #LGBTQ+ #lives, and these #queens have become all too familiar with the #violence.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Religion #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate #EmptyThePews

https://www.advocate.com/news/drag-queen-survivors-club-q-pulse-ohio-firebombing

#Federal #judge #rules #Catholic #school can #fire #Gay #teacher over #samesexmarriage #announcement.

#LonnieBillard #announced #plans to #marry his #partner in 2014, but the #DioceseofCharlotte said it was #against #church #teachings

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #NorthCarolina #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Religion #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate #EmptyThePews

https://qnotescarolinas.com/federal-judge-rules-catholic-school-can-fire-teacher-over-same-sex-marriage-announcement/

#Armed and #afraid: The high #price of #fear with a gun in your hand.

#Farright #Politicians and #media #habitually stoke #fear and #manufacture #moralpanics as a #political #strategy to #amp up their #base.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Religion #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #AntiSemitism #Homophobia #Misogyny #Racism #Transphobia #WhiteSupremacy #Xenophobia #ThePartyOfHate #EmptyThePews

https://dailymontanan.com/2024/05/13/armed-and-afraid-the-high-price-of-fear/

#Trump #ditches #Bible for a copy of #Playboy issue at #LIVgolf #event.

#Bible #salesman #DonaldTrump took a break from his #evangelical #charity #work, setting aside his #Holybook to proudly hold up a copy of #Playboy #magazine to his #cult #devotees a LIV #golf event in #Miami over the weekend.

#Religion #Hypocrisy #EmptyThePews

https://boingboing.net/2024/04/08/trump-ditches-bible-for-a-copy-of-playboy-issue-at-liv-golf-event.html

#People say they're #leaving #religion due to #antiLGBTQ #teachings and #sexualabuse.

1/4th (26%) of #Americans now #identify as #religiously #unaffiliated, and is now the #largest single #religiousgroup in the #us

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Religion #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Misogyny #Homophobia #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate #EmptyThePews

https://www.kosu.org/religion/2024-03-27/people-say-theyre-leaving-religion-due-to-anti-lgbtq-teachings-and-sexual-abuse

Will #Republicans #nominating a #gubernatorial #candidate who #favorably #quotes #AdolfHitler; Calls #LGBTQ+ people to “maggots” and flies;“ And thinks a #sixweek #abortion #ban is #awesome, but not enough; drive businesses from the state.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #NorthCarolina #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Religion #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Misogyny #Homophobia #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate #EmptyThePews

https://www.nationalmemo.com/mark-robinson-2667592783

Will #Republicans #nominating a #gubernatorial #candidate who #favorably #quotes #AdolfHitler; Calls #LGBTQ+ people to “maggots” and flies;“ And thinks a #sixweek #abortion #ban is #awesome, but not enough; drive businesses from the state.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #NorthCarolina #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Religion #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Misogyny #Homophobia #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate #EmptyThePews

https://www.nationalmemo.com/mark-robinson-2667592783

Will #Republicans #nominating a #gubernatorial #candidate who #favorably #quotes #AdolfHitler; Calls #LGBTQ+ people to “maggots” and flies;“ And thinks a #sixweek #abortion #ban is #awesome, but not enough; drive businesses from the state.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #NorthCarolina #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Religion #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Misogyny #Homophobia #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate #EmptyThePews

https://www.nationalmemo.com/mark-robinson-2667592783

Will #Republicans #nominating a #gubernatorial #candidate who #favorably #quotes #AdolfHitler; Calls #LGBTQ+ people to “maggots” and flies;“ And thinks a #sixweek #abortion #ban is #awesome, but not enough; drive businesses from the state.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #NorthCarolina #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Religion #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Misogyny #Homophobia #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate #EmptyThePews

https://www.nationalmemo.com/mark-robinson-2667592783

Will #Republicans #nominating a #gubernatorial #candidate who #favorably #quotes #AdolfHitler; Calls #LGBTQ+ people to “maggots” and flies;“ And thinks a #sixweek #abortion #ban is #awesome, but not enough; drive businesses from the state.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #NorthCarolina #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Religion #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Misogyny #Homophobia #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate #EmptyThePews

https://www.nationalmemo.com/mark-robinson-2667592783

#Alabama #justice's ties to #farright #Christian #movement raise #concern.

"The #SevenMountains is a #structured #outline for #Christian #supremacy," said #MatthewTaylor, senior scholar at the #Institute for #Islamic, #Christian and #Jewish #Studies in #Baltimore.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Religion #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate #EmptyThePews

https://www.npr.org/2024/02/27/1233968467/alabama-supreme-court-ivf-treatment-christian-nationalist

#Kansas' #AG #KrisKobach is #makingup the #law.

He #telling #schools they must enact policies to #out #transkids to #parents, even though no specific law requires such action.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Religion #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate #EmptyThePews

https://www.wpxi.com/news/national/kansas-ag-is-telling/IAYZLUSEKWXIULGDAOIOULOG5A/

#Alarming #spike in #arrests and #prosecutions of #LGBTQ+ #people in 2023.

As of November 2023, 63 #UN #memberstates #criminalise #consensual #samesex #sexual #acts. It also notes that #Uganda, in particular, has been harsh on #LGBTQ+ #citizens with the introduction of its #AntiHomosexualityAct.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Religion #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #EmptyThePews

https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/12/01/spike-in-arrests-lgbtq-2023/

#Russia's top #court #bans #LGBTQ #activism as '#extremist' — which is total #Hogwash.

The Russian #SupremeCourt ruled in favor of #designating the "the #international #LGBT #socialmovement" as #extremist in a #lawsuit that had no #defendants, and was #heard behind #closeddoors.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Russia #Religion #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Homophobia #Transphobia #EmptyThePews #FuckRussia #FuckPutin

https://www.dw.com/en/russias-top-court-bans-lgbtq-activism-as-extremist/a-67594926

A #California #SchoolBoard #Member who sent #alarming #emails, claiming to be an '#executioner for #God' and even declaring himself the #Christian #Messiah, while #threatening #harm to #children, has been #apprehended

#JasonVassar from #Sonora has been put under #psychiatriccare.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Conservatives #Extremism #MentalHealth #RepublicanParty #Religion #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #EmptyThePews #ThePartyOfHate

https://themessenger.com/news/california-school-board-member-executioner-for-god-manifesto

Are #religious #people #OK?

#Farright #Hatepastor #smashes #Barbie #DreamHouse with #Bible taped to #baseballbat.

#AntiLGBTQ+ #pastor #GregLocke went into the bizarre #frenzy while talking about “#deliverance” to his #congregation at the #GlobalVisionBibleChurch in #Tennessee.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Tennessee #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Religion #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #EmptyThePews

https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/09/11/pastor-greg-locke-barbie-dream-house-bible-baseball-bat/

#Homophobia and #Religion

If #religiouspeople are more likely to #disapprove of #homosexuality, and if #religiousaffiliation is #declining, how much of the decrease in #homophobia is due to the decrease in #religion?

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Conservatives #Extremism #Hategroups #RepublicanParty #Religion #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #EmptyThePews #ThePartyOfHate

https://www.allendowney.com/blog/2023/07/16/homophobia-and-religion/

Poll: Most #transgender #people in #US struggle to find #belonging, even in their own #neighborhoods.

#Respondents to the #poll said they could neither #dress or #act as they #felt nor #engage in #publicdisplaysofaffection without #fear of #harassment or #violence.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Conservatives #Fascism #Extremism #RepublicanParty #Religion #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #EmptyThePews #ThePartyOfHate

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/07/03/transgender-people-largely-lack-sense-of-community-seek-refuge-online/70344026007/

Over #half of #Americans have faced #onlinehate, #survey finds.

More than 75% of #transgender #respondents reported facing #online #harassment and #hate during their #hate

— 100% if they are on the #toxic #socialmedia #hellsite #twitter.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Conservatives #Fascism #Extremism #Hategroups #Religion #Hate #Bigotry #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #EmptyThePews

https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/half-americans-faced-online-hate-survey-finds-rcna91582

#LGBTQ+ #journalists face high levels of #abuse in #UK, #study finds.

More than 82% of #respondents shared that they had faced #onlinetrolling, 56% were subjected to #homophobic #harassment

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #UK #Media #SocialMedia #Religion #TERFS #Hate #Bigotry #Homophobia #Transphobia #EmptyThePews #TERFIsland #MoralPanic #HateSpeech #StochasticTerrorism #Hatecrimes

https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/life/lgbtq-journalists-face-high-levels-of-abuse-in-uk-study-finds/